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Shakha Proshakha (Branches of a Tree)
| Year | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Producer | Satyajit Ray Productions, Gerard Depardieu (D. D. Productions) and Daniel Toscan Du Plantier (Erato Films) |
| Distributor | Satyajit Ray Productions, Gerard Depardieu (D. D. Productions) and Daniel Toscan Du Plantier (Erato Films) |
| Screenplay | Satyajit Ray |
| Photography | Barun Raha |
| Editor | Dulal Dutta |
| Art Director | Ashoke Bose |
| Music | Satyajit Ray, Bach, Beethoven |
| Sound | Pierre Lenoir, Sujit Sarkar, Jyoti Chatterjee |
| Production Director | Anil Chowdhury |
| Length | 120 min. |
| Color |
Cast:
| Ananda Majumdar | Ajit Bannerjee |
|---|---|
| Probodh, eldest son | Haradhan Bannerjee |
| Proshanto, second son | Soumitra Chatterjee |
| Probir, third son | Deepankar De |
| Protap, fourth son | Ranjit Mullik |
| Uma, Probodh's wife | Lily Chakravarty |
| Tapati, Probir's wife | Mamata Shankar |
Ananda Majumdar, a wealthy, retired industrialist, is stricken by an illness during a ceremony in honor of his seventieth birthday. Members of his family (his three sons) rush immediately at his bedside. There they find Proshanto, the fourth son, who lives with his father. Proshanto spends his time listening to music and is considered to be the family failure. The two eldest sons, involved in business, live corrupt lives and do not want their father, an uncompromising moralist who believes in work and honesty, to find out. The youngest of the four, weary of office life, would love to become an actor. A family meal and a picnic accentuate the tensions.
